East End/SGI State Park
You must have a four wheel drive vehicle to access the East End through St. George Island State Park. Even if you get there by boat, it is often best to disembark and fish from shore.
This is a well-known spot for pompano with a Nylure pompano jig (sold in our local stores) which is tipped with a sand flea. Fish on the bayside of the tip of the island whenever there is good water movement although out-going tides are usually best. Use a dead-slow retrieve and watch your line for movement.
Spanish Mackerel show up shortly after pompano and will attack almost any shiny bait retrieved erratically. Generally best on an incoming tide here at the pass.
As the water warms past eighty degrees, redfish become the star of the show. Use live bait or large jigs tipped with shrimp or cut bait. Whatever you use, it needs to be heavy. Fish the strongest outside tide of the day, especially if it's evening. Fish on the bayside up-current of the submerging tip of the island letting the current carry the bait until it hits a rise. That's where the redfish will be.
Click here to find the nearest boat launch site.
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